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	$162.00 Category: Greek Art Size: 11 X 6 X14 Item Type: Statue Material: Bonded Stone Weight (lbs): 20.2 lbs, ship wt: 24 lbs, ship box: 24x20x12 Stock Status: In Stock Availability: Usually Ships in 1 to 2 Business Days Product Code: G-035SM

Description   Hercules, Herakles in Greece, was the son of the mighty god Zeus and the mortal Alcmene. The goddess Hera, wife of Zeus, was hostile to the youth who had been fathered by her husband out of wedlock. She sent two serpents to destroy him, but even as an infant in the cradle Hercules strangled the serpents, demonstrating the power that was to characterize his life. Heraís jealousy did not abate. After his marriage she drove him into an anger that caused him to kill his own children. For that rush act he was forced to do penance by serving Eurystheus, king of Mycenae, and performing twelve tasks of superhuman difficulty. They began with the slaying of the Nemean lion with his own hands. Ever afterward he wore the lionís skin which is his symbol. As further tasks he slew the Hydra and Stymphalian birds, captured the cyrynean stag, the Erymanthian boar, the Cretan bull, the oxen of Geryon, and the wild horses of Diomedes, seized the beautiful girdle of Hippolyta and the golden apples of the Hesperides and as a final labor brought back the three-headed dog Cerberus from the underworld.   Features Category: Greek Art Reproductions Description: Hercules Bust with Nemean Lion Headdress and Club Item: G-035SM Size: 11 X 6 X14 Statue bonded marble, black marble base, antique stone finish Related Products... Aphrodite of Melos Statue Aphrodite and Pan Statue Small Nike (Winged Victory) Statue Greek Theater Counter Display for Mini Statues   $68.00 Add   $76.00 Add   $56.00 Add   $48.00 Add Pallas Athena Standing with Nike Statue Hebe the Cupbearer Statue by Thornwaldsen Hippocrates Ancient Greek Physician Bust Aphrodite Holding Fruit Standing Statue   $52.00 Add   $62.00 Add   $82.00 Add   $62.00 Add

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